Re: Off topic: Turntables

[Buckeye <buckeye@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Excellent advice by Steve, as usual! One point I forgot to add, that all 
audiophiles will agree with: Stay away from Crosley, unless you just 
want something cute to put on a shelf for decoration!!!!

-Bruce

On 7/7/2013 7:03 PM, Steve Thomson wrote:
> The Rega is a good choice for a turntable. I'd stay away from Pro-Ject 
> turntables (one of Rega's main rivals) as I've been the unfortunate 
> owner of two of them and the motor noise is really annoying.
>
> I'd disagree about the Bias2 as a cartridge choice. I recently heard 
> some samples posted on a forum by a guy comparing the Bias2 to a 
> Nagoaka MP-200 cartridge and there was no comparison. The Bias2 had 
> issues with edgy high frequency transient tracking. Go for a Nagoaka 
> if you like smooth, analog-like sound or an Audio-Technica cartridge 
> if you prefer a brighter presentation.
>
> You might check samples of needledrops (digital recordings of LPs) in 
> the Post Your Needledrops thread at the stevehoffman.tv forum:
>
> http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/post-your-needledrops-part-six.322453/